nitrogenous

[ nahy-troj-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

1. containing nitrogen.

nitrogenous

/ naɪˈtrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. containing nitrogen or a nitrogen compound

   a nitrogenous fertilizer

nitrogenous

/ nī-trŏj′ə-nəs /

1. Containing nitrogen or a compound of nitrogen.

Other Words From

• hyper·ni·troge·nous adjective
• unni·troge·nous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nitrogenous¹

First recorded in 1830–40; nitrogen + -ous

Example Sentences

Crucially, the chemical, called nitrogenous triphosphonate, nitrilotri-methylphosphonic acid or NTMPA, is commercially available in industrial quantities because it is typically used to inhibit corrosion in water treatment plants.

From Science Daily

In the livers of the recipient mice that received transplants from donors without ovaries, the scientists found elevated expression levels of the gene for arginase-1, which plays a critical role in the elimination of nitrogenous waste.

From Science Daily

Their genomes are synthesized from sugars and nitrogenous bases and edited with CRISPR-Cas enzymes.

From Slate

Ever since, the word Gattaca—made up of the letters that stand for the four nitrogenous bases that make up our genes—has essentially become shorthand for a dystopian future enabled by genetic engineering.

From Slate

They said the crisis was compounded by a sharp increase in the cost of natural gas, a key ingredient of nitrogenous fertilizer, which could threaten food production in many countries.

From Reuters